City to city
Three hours of autobahn, or the lake district and the Grossglockner approach across a long weekend.
Direct route
189.5 mi
Scenic route
472.2 mi
Days to enjoy it
3 days
Great roads on route
7
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 3 May 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 8 hr 45 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way
01 · Austria
Austria's grandest high alpine road climbs to Franz Josefs Hohe beneath the country's tallest peak.
29.8 mi · Rating 9.8 / 10
02 · Germany
Sweeping alpine curves link lake resorts on the way to the Austrian border.
93.2 mi · Rating 9.4 / 10
03 · Germany
Germany's highest through road climbs to the border with views over the Watzmann massif.
9.9 mi · Rating 9.3 / 10
04 · Austria
A rounded, grassy high plateau road with dozens of curves and long views over the Nockberge.
21.1 mi · Rating 8.7 / 10
05 · Austria
A historic hillclimb road with sweeping bends and views over Salzburg and its lakes.
6.8 mi · Rating 8.3 / 10
06 · Austria
A gently curving riverside road past terraced vineyards, abbeys and medieval ruins.
20.5 mi · Rating 8.2 / 10
07 · Austria
A gentle wooded pass linking the Kitzbuhel valley to the high Pinzgau region.
14.9 mi · Rating 8 / 10
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